In Thursday's non-league outing, the Carter Cowboys (Dallas, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Cooper Pirates (Lubbock, TX), by a margin of 71-45.

The Cowboys (15-2) will now prepare for their outing against La Vega (Waco, TX). The Pirates go into the non-league outing with a 12-6 record. In their last outing, La Vega smashed Non Varsity Tournament Opponent (, ), 51-42, in a non-league outing.

The Pirates now own a 11-7 record. They play next when they travel to Coronado for a 5A Region I District 4 outing on Tuesday, January 3. Cooper will clash with a Mustangs squad coming off a 76-61 non-league loss to Estacado (Lubbock, TX). The Mustangs record now stands at 10-6.